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Tiliqua

Reptilia - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Tiliqua was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scincidae by Frank and Ramus (1996), Myers et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Tiliqua Gray p. 201
1996Tiliqua Frank and Ramus
2001Tiliqua Myers et al. p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
genusTiliqua

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Tiliqua Gray 1825
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†Tiliqua pusilla Shea and Hutchinson 1992
Tiliqua scincoides White 1790 [Eastern bluetongue skink]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) T. pusilla (68775)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) T. sp. (144585)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) T. nigrolutea (136159) T. nigrolutea, T. rugosa (136430) T. rugosa (136076) T. rugosa, T. sp. (28298) T. scincoides (135983)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) T. nigrolutea (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) T. nigrolueta (181314) T. rugosa (136072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) T. nigrolutea, T. rugosa (136172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) T. scincoides (235090)